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Adolescent birth rate in World

Adolescent birth rate in the World was 39.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.6% from 2022.

2023, births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 1939.1
Change on 2022-0.6%
Series high97.21963
Series low39.12023

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Adolescent birth rate in World, 1960 to 2023

2040608010019601970198019902000201020231960: 92.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191961: 90.7 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191962: 95 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191963: 97.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191964: 93.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191965: 91.4 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191966: 89.3 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191967: 86.6 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191968: 87.9 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191969: 86.7 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191970: 86.3 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191971: 85.7 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191972: 85 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191973: 84.8 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191974: 84.4 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191975: 83.5 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191976: 83.7 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191977: 81.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191978: 79.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191979: 78.7 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191980: 77.7 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191981: 77.6 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191982: 79 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191983: 78.9 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191984: 79.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191985: 78.6 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191986: 77.6 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191987: 75.3 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191988: 75.9 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191989: 76.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191990: 74.9 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191991: 75.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191992: 74.6 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191993: 74 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191994: 73.5 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191995: 73.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191996: 70.9 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191997: 69.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191998: 68.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191999: 67.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192000: 66.3 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192001: 65.3 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192002: 63.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192003: 61.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192004: 57.9 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192005: 53.9 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192006: 52.6 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192007: 52.5 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192008: 53.7 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192009: 52.8 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192010: 52.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192011: 52.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192012: 52.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192013: 51.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192014: 49.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192015: 46 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192016: 44 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192017: 43 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192018: 42 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192019: 41.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192020: 40.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192021: 39.7 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192022: 39.3 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192023: 39.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192040608010019601982200420231960: 92.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191961: 90.7 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191962: 95 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191963: 97.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191964: 93.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191965: 91.4 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191966: 89.3 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191967: 86.6 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191968: 87.9 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191969: 86.7 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191970: 86.3 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191971: 85.7 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191972: 85 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191973: 84.8 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191974: 84.4 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191975: 83.5 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191976: 83.7 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191977: 81.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191978: 79.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191979: 78.7 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191980: 77.7 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191981: 77.6 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191982: 79 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191983: 78.9 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191984: 79.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191985: 78.6 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191986: 77.6 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191987: 75.3 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191988: 75.9 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191989: 76.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191990: 74.9 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191991: 75.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191992: 74.6 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191993: 74 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191994: 73.5 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191995: 73.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191996: 70.9 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191997: 69.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191998: 68.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 191999: 67.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192000: 66.3 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192001: 65.3 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192002: 63.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192003: 61.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192004: 57.9 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192005: 53.9 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192006: 52.6 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192007: 52.5 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192008: 53.7 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192009: 52.8 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192010: 52.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192011: 52.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192012: 52.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192013: 51.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192014: 49.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192015: 46 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192016: 44 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192017: 43 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192018: 42 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192019: 41.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192020: 40.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192021: 39.7 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192022: 39.3 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 192023: 39.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19. Source: World Bank, Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) (SP.ADO.TFRT). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-10-08.
All 64 values
Periodbirths per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
202339.1
202239.3
202139.7
202040.2
201941.2
201842
201743
201644
201546
201449.2
201351.1
201252.2
201152.2
201052.2
200952.8
200853.7
200752.5
200652.6
200553.9
200457.9
200361.2
200263.1
200165.3
200066.3
199967.1
199868.2
199769.1
199670.9
199573.1
199473.5
199374
199274.6
199175.1
199074.9
198976.2
198875.9
198775.3
198677.6
198578.6
198479.1
198378.9
198279
198177.6
198077.7
197978.7
197879.2
197781.1
197683.7
197583.5
197484.4
197384.8
197285
197185.7
197086.3
196986.7
196887.9
196786.6
196689.3
196591.4
196493.1
196397.2
196295
196190.7
196092.1

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Definition

Births to women aged 15 to 19 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in the year. World Bank series from the UN World Population Prospects.

UN estimates fitted to registration, census and survey data, so they can differ from national birth counts. Years after the last WPP estimate year are projections and are not stored.

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World Bank, World Development Indicators. Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) (SP.ADO.TFRT). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.ADO.TFRT. Retrieved 2026-10-18. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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World Bank. (2026). Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) (SP.ADO.TFRT) (Adolescent birth rate, World, 1960 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.ADO.TFRT

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Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) (SP.ADO.TFRT), Adolescent birth rate, World, 1960 to 2023. World Bank, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.ADO.TFRT. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/adolescent-birth-rate/world. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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World Bank. 2026. Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) (SP.ADO.TFRT). Adolescent birth rate, World, 1960 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.ADO.TFRT. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/adolescent-birth-rate/world.

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World Bank (2026) Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) (SP.ADO.TFRT), Adolescent birth rate, World, 1960 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.ADO.TFRT, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/adolescent-birth-rate/world (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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  title = {{Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) (SP.ADO.TFRT): Adolescent birth rate, World, 1960 to 2023}},
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What is the adolescent birth rate in World?

Adolescent birth rate in the World was 39.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.6% from 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) (SP.ADO.TFRT). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest adolescent birth rate in World?

97.2 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 1963, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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